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Inaugural 'Engineering Olympics' at CODMonday, April 21, 2014
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COD Dedicates MAC, P.E. Center and LibraryFriday, February 07, 2014
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Enhancing Success of African American StudentsWednesday, January 22, 2014
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COD Remembers Nelson MandelaMonday, December 09, 2013
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COD Board Approves Tax Levy and AbatementFriday, November 22, 2013
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Easter Seals Exhibit Displays Student WorkWednesday, November 06, 2013
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2013 College Fair at COD Draws 5,000 AttendeesThursday, October 31, 2013
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Fall Colors Decorate COD CampusMonday, October 28, 2013
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COD Begins West Campus DemolitionWednesday, October 23, 2013
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COD Earns Clean, Unqualified FY 2013 AuditMonday, October 21, 2013
External auditing company Crowe Horwath LLP provided COD with an unqualified, "clean" FY 2013 annual financial audit.View More
COD Moves Forward with Phase II of HSTIFriday, October 18, 2013
The COD Board approved next steps for Phase II of the Homeland Security Training Institute.View More
2013 Foundation Scholarship ReceptionWednesday, October 16, 2013
The COD Foundation recently honored both scholarship donors and recipients during its annual fall Scholarship Reception.View More
Dr. Robert L. Breuder Named FSU Distinguished AlumniMonday, October 14, 2013
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COD Dedicates Seaton, Maintenance CentersTuesday, October 01, 2013
Ribbon cuttings officially dedicate the remodeled Seaton Center and the new Campus Maintenance Center.View More
State Senator Pat McGuire Visits COD CampusFriday, September 27, 2013
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COD Photography Professor Named 'Honored Educator'Wednesday, September 25, 2013
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Stephanie Torres New Student TrusteeFriday, September 20, 2013
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New Early Childhood Ed Enhanced 2+2 ProgramMonday, August 05, 2013
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We have 2 rental properties and typically visit each of them once a year for 3+ weeks each. But vacations are starting to become a drag for me because I spend a solid work week (40 hours) cleaning each time I come. This is in addition to replace and repair time which is another work week. So my "vacation home" rarely offers me a vacation.
I contract several deep cleans per year with the maid services. This visit I did one just before we came. But there is still grime buildup, finger prints, accumulations behind and under furniture, mildew in grout, major dust around blinds and louvers etc.Our rental on the beach in Hawaii is the worst. I end up hand washing entire walls:scuffs at the bottom, food in the midle and cobwebs and dust at the top. I feel if its that bad after a year then in 2 years I will start getting complaints. I get the feeling that people in the industry just expect you to repaint every 3 or 4 years?
This time I had a deep clean done while I was here. This was after I had already asked for a deep clean before I came. Two cleaning people spent most of the day. But when I tried to explain to them that I wanted only specific items done they just did not get it. So they cleaned the place like a normal top to bottom departure clean and tried to also do the extra items I requested. I said I wanted every kitchen cabinet door inspected and washed on the inside and out and every drawer emptied washed and refilled. But their effort was haphazard.
I don't feel like I am a clean freak. But I don't want to do repainting every 4 years and a remodel every 10 years just to compensate for lack of cleaning. People pay a lot of money to stay at our place. They expect a lot in return.
Hi poodle,
Sounds like you are a very concientious owner! Thanks for your question. I am sure some Community members will have suggestions for you but in the meantime I wanted to point out this article on hiring a housekeeper as well as this list of items to ask for when you schedule a deep clean. There is also a discussion on cleaning fees that my be helpful when figuring how to off-set your costs.
I think the deeper issue is that the home is not being adequately between check outs. Food should be cleaned off the walls and never left on past the next check in. The kitchen cabinets should be wiped down every time. Blinds should be wiped down everytime and furniture should be vacuumed under, behind and beneath the cushions between each check out. You probably need to get new cleaners for the checkin/checkout days. My housekeeper does all of the these things. Good luck! Finding a good housekeeper is a real challenge. I've gone though 3 in the past 9 months!
Hi Sophie
How much time do you typically allocate for clening between tenants?how many bedroom and bathrooms does your home have. Just trying to get a sense of timing.
Hi Marilyn
My name is Tina and I own a housekeeping business that specializes in rental cleaning. I would be more than happy to help you figure out what rates you should be paying and just what you should get for your money. I am not trying to solicit my services as I do not know where you are located but I do see alot of homeowners being taken by housekeepers and I would like to offer to help you with any questions you may have..Tina
Hi Tina
Thanks for your generous offer. My homes are located in the Hamptons, Long Island, New York.
After several trials with various cleaning services, I think I have found the proper set of cleaners.
With 7 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms in each home, times 7 homes AND with turn overs typically on Fridays or Sundays, I am able to use 2 or 3 different cleaning services. Based on my instructions, we are able to turn over a home in 3 hours with two people. Needless to say, they do not have the time to do the outdoors. Hence we have a separate person who goes from home to home and does the outdoors and the BBQ.
I have tried a variety of different people and I think I have finally landed the right sets for me. BUT, every season is different and I am sure I will have my challenges this coming summer as well.
Thank you for your kind offer
Well its 6 months since I first posted this topic and this is my new way of handling this:
I do just month rentals now at my 3 bedroom 1500 square foot beach front townhouse. I allow 1 or 2 days in between for cleaning and maintenance. Between rentals a contract cleaner comes out first and cleans. Then my care taker comes and inspects and cleans anything that needs more cleaning and fixes stuff.
Then before we visit the place ourselves a normal departure clean happens. But I also schedule a cleaning service to be there on the first full day I am there. I fly earlier than the rest of my family and I have the cleaners clean stuff strictly from my list while I am there doing other stuff. Thus I can inspect each item.
Fabulous idea
Good way to solve the problem, poodle. I like how you switched up your rentals to monthly and then when you visit you come out a little early to be there when the deep clean is being done. That way you get exactly what you want. I learned that I need to be more specific with my deep cleaning instructions. I paid $150 in advance for our housekeeper to do what was essentially a glorified regular cleaning. When I got there and saw dust on the wooden window blinds, fuzzy lampshades, dust behind the refrigerator...I flipped and felt really taken. Now I don't pay anyone in advance and I have a specific list of what is to be done for the deep clean.
It seems like you may be wasting alot of money and many of the steps can be eliminated with the proper cleaning checklist and housekeeper. I own an executive housekeeping business and would be more than happy to help you should you have any housekeeping question. I have been doing this many years and employ 45 girls on the coast. Please feel free to ask me anything you might need help on..Thanks
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Well its 6 months since I first posted this topic and this is my new way of handling this:
I do just month rentals now at my 3 bedroom 1500 square foot beach front townhouse. I allow 1 or 2 days in between for cleaning and maintenance. Between rentals a contract cleaner comes out first and cleans. Then my care taker comes and inspects and cleans anything that needs more cleaning and fixes stuff.
Then before we visit the place ourselves a normal departure clean happens. But I also schedule a cleaning service to be there on the first full day I am there. I fly earlier than the rest of my family and I have the cleaners clean stuff strictly from my list while I am there doing other stuff. Thus I can inspect each item.
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Would you like to give someone else a try, I have great references and will do an excellant job. I actually have a Tennessee Real Estate license (Ret.) and know what deep clean is....
Claudine 941-258-8184 feel free to give me a call look foward to discussing how we can help eachother
Thanks for the offer, but I think a cleaning service in Tenn might be a bit too far to use in the Hampons, New York.
yeah, buzz off cleaners! This site is geographically global in scope and no one likes a local spoiler.
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Comments not nice. They are only trying to network with community members.
Nice but i am using only one service : http://www.mtoclean.com/
For Home cleaning , carpet cleaning , office cleaning all for this one its too good.
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There is probably no hospital today that can maintain the very best in health care technology and services without the help of some very special friends — its benefactors. Each year, hundreds of generous donors, many of them former patients, foundations, and local corporations, contribute to the Foundations of St. Joseph's Healthcare System, making a difference in the lives of countless people who depend on St. Joseph's.
In helping meet the needs of the poor and underserved, and the shortfall in terms of capital equipment, renovations and capital projects, and program support, the Foundations of St. Joseph's pick up where the hospital can not. Our Foundations' staffs and volunteer leaders work hand-in-hand with our hospitals to meet our community's need for the very best in health care expertise, equipment, and programs.
St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center and St. Joseph's Children's Hospital receive funding from the St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center Foundation, an independent non-profit 501(c)(3) organization with a mission to fund the needs of St. Joseph's Hospital and St. Joseph's Children's Hospital. The St. Joseph's Wayne Hospital Foundation is an independent non-profit 501(c)(3) organization with a mission to support the needs of St. Joseph's Wayne Hospital. Both Foundations offer a full complement of fundraising activities and events to benefit the entities they are committed to helping.
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8225 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA | Directions 9003634.076276 -118.368882
Monday through Thursday, 5:30 PM to 10:00 PM
Friday and Saturday, 5:30 PM to 11:00PM
Sunday, 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM and 5:30 PM to 9:00 PM
Neighborhoods: Beverly Center, Central LA
They boast on of the best steaks I've ever eaten. So tender and meaty that it's perfectly fine without any added salt or sauce. I'm also a big fan of Suzanne Tracht and impressed at what a great female chef role model she is.
The food here is always exceptional. The food is comfort fare done in a very sophisticated way with beautiful presentation.
Modern take on comfort food classics like pot roast and creamed corn in a setting that looks like it was modeled after a 1970s rec room.
The quality of food (breakfast-dinner) is amazing. Deviled eggs and Lobster benedict are a must!
A beautiful steak house. Food is always spot on. Great for a special occasion. An LA institution.
The manhattans and mashed potatoes are a must-try. Seriously.
Jar sucks! – This once excellent restaurant has really fallen down and needs to shape up or be put out of its misery. Someone needs to tell the receptionists that this is no longer a really hot restaurant allowing them to mistreat customers and act so disdainful. Waiters should do their jobs and not just be looking for their next acting gig.
BLAH! – Sorry, but we had just had a bad experience at JAR. We were part of Blackboard Eats so we weren't sure if that was part of the reason. To start with all the blackboard eats people were sat in a cluster like the rear of an airplane.The food had very little flavor. My sirloin was tough and the "Signature Pot Roast" was fatty. For a $160 total, it was a HUGE let down. Insult to injury was that the chef had little to say to us in response. We won't be back!
Excellent food and service – I have been wanting to dine at Jar for quite a while and my boyfriend surprised me for my birthday the other night with a reservation here. We shared the porterhouse for two - amazing! Our server was completely on the ball...very nice and very helpful. She was great with wine recommendations and even brought us a taste of two to try first. The steak was fantastic; cooked perfectly (medium-rare) and we got the summer squash as a side (special that night). The wine that our server recommended was great too. I had a really nice evening and would definitely go back.
Easily a top 20 restaurant in LA – I was a bit peeved we weren't seated for our reservations promptly. Waiting 30 minutes makes one wonder what's the point of making reservations. We would have been mollified with an apology but none was issued.
However, the food is good but you have to pick carefully otherwise you could get stuck with a bad meal. I had the char siu pork chop which was amazingly tender and juicy. But I felt the pot roast with two tiny pieces of meat was a rip. The lamb shank was worth its price but you may need to ask for salt.
Sides are great especially the garlic fries. I'd skip the duck fried rice though.
Desserts and wine were also highlights.
As good as it gets... – Although titled as "just another restaurant" - I think it's far from it. A small restaurant that seems unpretentious to me on Beverly Blvd. Serves good steaks without the "LA attitude and price tag"! I'm a budget-ista and a $35 rib eye steak doesn't seem that expensive to me. Cooked just right, it's always fulfilling and I get to take my leftovers home! There fries are so tasty - yeah, they're fries, but they're thin, crispy and delicious! I love the feel of this restaurant, makes for a great date. Has those old-glamorous, lounge-feel to it.
Delicious dining experience – I love the sleek 70s swing pad decor. The bar was beautiful, well stocked, well staffed. Cocktails all made with fresh fruit juices, small-label spirits (like Hangar One Vodka)... and delicious.
Now I'm not one (usually) for comfort food, but I ordered the p*t roast (something that at home I would never dream of making or eating). It was juicy, tender and simple. But before that, we shared some items off the "Monday Mozzarella Menu." Huge portions. Incredibly flavorful and unusual concoctions. I especially like the Stracciatella (the creamiest mozzarella variety) with an herb and celery "salad". I've never tasted anything like it.
Wasn't totally impressed with the dinner sides (a bit rich for my taste... in flavor and price I'm afraid).
But our server was absolutely lovely, attentive, and thoughtful in her answers when asked "what would YOU order?"
Will I go again? You betcha.
I love restaurants that give my taste buds a new experience without being pretentious or over-priced. And JAR (stands for Just Another Restaurant) delivered just that.
The talent behind Jozu and Campanile put a multicultural spin on American comfort food. – In Short
This wide-open space is an elegant shrine to minimalism. Bare walls are softened only by pastel green and yellow paint, so as the evening wears on, and more bon vivants wiggle into sleek, plastic chairs chattering excitedly, the place becomes positively boisterous. Chef Suzanne Tracht has teamed up with Campanile's Mark Peel to serve American comfort food with Asian ingredients. Although steaks and chops anchor the short menu, it's the roasts and braises that really have soul. Chicken, steeped in lemongrass, is roasted golden-brown, while tender pot roast melts in your mouth. Side dishes further the East-meets-West theme: Braised water spinach and duck fried rice are offered alongside creamed spinach and mashed potatoes. Desserts steal the show. Banana-cream pie, brimming with bananas and ladled with whipped cream and butterscotch, is a refined rendition of a truck-stop classic.
The $17 bloody mary – I stopped in on a recent Sunday afternoon to grab a quick drink. The "house" vodka is Ketel One, which is good, but a relatively small and generally unimpressive bloody mary cost $17. Let me say that again, a bloody mary is $17. Now, I've lived in NYC, Chicago, and been to many fine properties outside the US, and have NEVER seen a $17 bloody mary. Just ridiculous.
The menu sounded great....too bad the preparation wasn't – 24 hours after having dinner at Jar, I am still incensed at the price I paid for the dinner I received last night. I have no problem paying upscale prices for an upscale dining experience. But when you are paying $42 for a Dover Sole entree, and $16 for a side dish of chanterelle mushrooms, you expect the food to be out of this world. It wasn't. The fish was overcooked and seemed lonely resting on a plate all by itself. The mushrooms were tough and their flavor was ordinary. My companion ordered the pork chop at the suggestion of the waiter and had to send it back because it was so tough. His $10 purple yam/creme fraiche/chive side dish turned out to be a whole yam, baked and split in half with a dollop of creme and a pinch of chive, something an amateur cook could easily replicate at home. I don't usually write reviews but have expectations when going to restaurants of this ilk that ALL of their dishes should be worth the high prices they are now charging. I walked out the restaurant last night feeling ripped off, thinking of all of the other great restaurants that I could have chosen to eat at.
70's vibe – I went there cause it was recommended in LA Magazine as a fab brunch place. I was in my brunch phase, so, why not. Our service was professional, they split our meals without asking, which they had an excellent french toast by the way. What I liked about it best is that I felt like I was in another time zone. Or maybe an airport? The decor was quite fascinating. That was my favorite part, the decor. Oh, drinks - mimosa's were good.
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Gothitelle has become a hundred times more useful since the introduction of his newest and most prized ability, Shadow Tag, but at the horrifying expense of femininity—in a bizarre twist of fate, the only legal Shadow Tag Gothitelle are male. His modest base stats, apart from a high Special Defense, might indicate that he isn't exactly cut out for using Shadow Tag effectively; however, he still has just enough to fulfill a trapping role.
Gothitelle is arguably the most versatile and flexible of the available trappers in OU. Unlike Dugtrio and Magnezone, Gothitelle isn't limited to trapping a certain group of threats; moreover, his decent movepool far surpasses the eight moves available to the only other viable Shadow Tag user: Wobbuffet. Additionally, Gothitelle's attacking movepool enables him to hit a wider range of threats super effectively, making him a more flexible fit on any team. Unfortunately, being a bad Psychic-type with a good ability, Gothitelle is also cursed with crippling downfalls. Pure Psychic typing does not really do him favors offensively or defensively, while his average stats still threaten to slow his team's momentum down. Despite these downfalls, Gothitelle is the one thing that can make sure his fellow sweepers wreak havoc without a hitch. After all, this funny concept of a Pokemon was banned from UU for a reason.
This set takes full advantage of Shadow Tag, as Choice Specs boosts Gothitelle's attacking power just to KO or significantly damage nearly any threat he comes across. The battle plan is simple; Gothitelle should switch into any potential threat to his team and use the appropriate move to quickly discard or cripple the intended target. Ideally, Gothitelle should have been able to eliminate or weaken any threat necessary before fainting so his teammates are able to clean up or sweep with little problems afterward.
The first slot is reserved for Gothitelle's chosen STAB move. Psychic is the preferred out of the two due to its higher base power and ability to hit physical walls hard without other coverage moves. Psyshock, on the other hand, enables Gothitelle to take down many specially defensive threats, such as Blissey, Terrakion in Sandstorm, and Virizion, without faltering or using Trick too early. However, its benefit only really applies to offensive threats similar to Terrakion and Virizion, since Gothitelle can simply use Trick to cripple walls like Blissey. Thunderbolt grants decent coverage with Psychic-type STAB and provides a reliable way to dispose of Water-types and Skarmory.
Finally, the third attacking move depends on the specific targets Gothitelle's team needs eliminated. Hidden Power Ice removes Gliscor, as well as other Ground- or Flying-type walls, and provides good coverage alongside Thunderbolt. Hidden Power Fire hurts Scizor and Ferrothorn amongst other Steel-types, though keep in mind that Gothitelle isn't necessarily a good switch-in or answer to either of them. If you need Gothitelle to handle Celebi, which can trouble rain teams and take other attacks with ease, as well as other Psychic- or Dark-types, use Signal Beam instead.Team Options & Additional Comments >>>
In exchange for some power and the ability to cripple defensive Pokemon by tricking a Choice item onto them, this set grants Gothitelle the freedom to switch attacks and maintain momentum without locking himself into a single move. Gothitelle can therefore be played less cautiously and can often handle more than one threat before fainting. As usual, the Psychic-type STAB move of choice depends on preference and team support. Psyshock is the preferred move this time, as it has a better chance of OHKOing Tentacruel and Terrakion in sandstorm. With Life Orb and a Modest nature, it also guarantees a 2HKO on 0/252 Blissey with a little prior damage. Psychic is certainly useful against some physically defensive targets however, especially Gliscor and Landorus-T if Gothitelle isn't running Hidden Power Ice. Thunderbolt is needed for Skarmory and hits Politoed harder, whereas Grass Knot gives Gothitelle a chance to OHKO Hippowdon and to dent Tyranitar before fainting. As usual, Hidden Power Fire is reserved especially for Ferrothorn, Forretress, and Scizor, while Hidden Power Ice decimates Gliscor and Landorus-T.
With the absence of Trick, Gothitelle has the option of either maximizing his coverage or crippling faster offensive Pokemon. Signal Beam mainly hits Celebi, OHKOing the specially defensive variant with Expert Belt and two Stealth Rock switch-ins while handling other sets quite decently. If you find Signal Beam unnecessary, Thunder Wave is another option that cripples fast offensive threats, mainly ones that carelessly switch in after Gothitelle has eliminated an opposing Pokemon. Gothitelle can also switch into and trap any threat you like and paralyze it at any time in the match, giving him great offensive utility.Team Options & Additional Comments >>>
Wielding a Choice Scarf not only makes Gothitelle even more fashionably fabulous, but it also allows him to be a faster, and arguably more offensively efficient, trapper. Much like Choice Scarf Tyranitar and Scizor, this Gothitelle can trap and revenge kill most threats needed without taking unnecessary damage from faster and more powerful foes. The icing on the cake is Trick, which, in combination with Shadow Tag and Choice Scarf, can instantly turn most defensive Pokemon into liabilities for the opposing team. Keep in mind, however, that Gothitelle's average Special Attack and Speed limits this set a bit, and is thus restricted to attacking most unboosted threats not holding a Choice Scarf of their own, which covers anything as fast as base 120 Speed Pokemon and slower.
Because this set lacks the power of the Choice Specs set, one might find Psyshock more beneficial than Psychic overall, as Psyshock is Gothitelle's strongest option against Tentacruel, Terrakion in sandstorm, Calm Mind Keldeo, and Virizion. Even against physical walls such as Gliscor and Hippowdon, Psychic lacks the power to even 2HKO, but it can still be used for the minor increase in power. Thunderbolt is more valuable than ever, enabling Gothitelle to revenge kill Tornadus and Starmie effortlessly among other faster Water- or Flying-types. The third attack again depends on which threats Gothitelle must hit. Hidden Power Ice is more useful on this set, as it grants neutral coverage in addition to fast and easy KOs against the likes of Gliscor, Landorus-T, unboosted Dragonite, and unboosted Salamence. If Forretress, Scizor, and Ferrothorn prove to be troublesome, Gothitelle can use Hidden Power Fire at the cost of coverage and a perfect Speed IV.Team Options & Additional Comments >>>
Gothitelle's disappointingly low Speed, lack of recovery, and pure Psychic typing might make him seem like an unviable Calm Mind user in OU. However, as with all sets, the main reason to use Calm Mind Gothitelle is because of his ability to trap and dispatch any foe you find necessary. Unlike other Calm Mind users, Gothitelle can set up a large amount of boosts with impunity without fear of being unexpectedly Tricked or being forced to switch out—problems that other defensive Calm Mind users detest. Gothitelle can therefore freely set up on and discard either defensive or Choice-locked threats, then proceed on to a possible sweep.
Psyshock is a required move on this set due to Gothitelle's tendency to struggle in Calm Mind wars otherwise. Without it, Gothitelle is liable to one-on-one losses against Calm Mind Latias, Jirachi, and Reuniclus. Although Rest may seem unconventional on a Pokemon lacking Sleep Talk, this is Gothitelle's only method of recovering from damage and status. Gothitelle need not worry about being inactive for a couple of turns, as he can be selective in which Pokemon he sets up on, and acquire enough boosts to withstand their attacks.
The last slot depends on which targets Gothitelle needs to hit or set up on specifically. Hidden Power Fighting is a primary option as it hits Tyranitar and other Dark-types, which can otherwise end Gothitelle with powerful super effective STAB moves. It also deals a decent amount of damage to most Steel-types, hitting them for at least neutral damage; although, it cannot OHKO Skarmory, Scizor, or Ferrothorn without several boosts coupled with prior damage. If such threats are of a greater concern, Hidden Power Fire rids of them instantly, though this in turn leaves Gothitelle walled by Heatran and Tyranitar. Finally, Reflect is an option over an attacking move as it helps Gothitelle potentially survive the opponent's attempts at dispatching it with powerful physical moves. However, this comes at the price of coverage, leaving Gothitelle unable to bypass Dark-types completely, in addition to some of the bulkier Steel-types.Team Options & Additional Comments >>>
Other Options
Like many other Psychic-type Pokemon, Gothitelle has a very colorful and extensive movepool, but the sets listed above are the best bets for being useful for his team. Support roles are relatively limited due to Gothitelle's lack of reliable recovery and exploitable pure Psychic typing. Despite these drawbacks, Gothitelle still has the potential to trap and debilitate key parts of the opposing team, with options such as Thunder Wave, Tickle, Charm, Flash, Fake Tears, Taunt, and Trick in his repertoire. Perhaps the best support set Gothitelle can manage is a dual screens set, consisting of Reflect, Light Screen, and two filler moves (preferably two of Heal Bell, Thunder Wave, Psychic, and Taunt). Dual screen support, however, is typically utilized on offensive teams; thus, faster dual screen users are generally more beneficial to maintain as much offensive momentum as possible. Gothitelle, while having an advantage in Shadow Tag, can often be beaten down by faster attackers or Taunt users.
Gothitelle can also use an odd combination of Taunt, Torment, Protect, and Substitute to shut down either dedicated defensive threats or Choiced attackers. The idea behind this set is to trap these targets, then force them to Struggle themselves to death by using Taunt and Torment. Every other couple of turns, Gothitelle must use Protect or Substitute to avoid the threat's main attacking move. Such a strategy, however, is overspecialized. In short, defensive threats must have no more than one attacking move in order for the strategy to succeed, and the set itself is a liability against offensive Pokemon—no less offensive teams—in general.
As for other attacking options, the best Gothitelle can do is use Fake Tears in order to dispatch the opponent more quickly than it could with Calm Mind. The ChestoRest combination allows Gothitelle to set up or attack more comfortably in the face of continuous damage and status, rather than stay inactive for two turns thanks to Rest.
Checks and Counters
So you want to counter Gothitelle? First of all, get your priorities straight.
In order to actually "counter" something by definition, a Pokemon must be able to switch in safely. Thanks to Shadow Tag, this is pretty much impossible without the use of a switching move or the rare Shed Shell. Even then, good players can choose to simply avoid—if not straight-out destroy—threats using such tactics, and Shed Shell itself is relatively nonexistent save for several Steel-types. Nonetheless, Gothitelle's weakness to U-turn is hard to ignore. Even a non-STAB U-turn will deal a decent amount of damage to him, and because a different Pokemon will switch in the process, Gothitelle will have to adapt heavily depending on the situation. Scizor is particularly dangerous in this respect, since it boasts a powerful STAB U-Turn, in addition to Pursuit, that could fatally KO provided Gothitelle lacks Hidden Power Fire, proper Speed investment, or some Calm Mind boosts. Volt Switch and Baton Pass users can also switch out safely to a reliable check or counter.
As far as defensive countermeasures are concerned, Gothitelle has a hard time powering through threats without appropriate coverage moves or Special Attack boosts. For instance, without Hidden Power Fighting, he generally struggles against Heatran and Dark-types, especially Tyranitar and Hydreigon. Without Hidden Power Fire, he can't KO Ferrothorn, Scizor, Forretress, and Skarmory without being damaged, statused, or phazed out in the process. Among most special walls, Latias and Celebi can also take most attacks comfortably save Signal Beam or, in Celebi's case, a boosted Hidden Power Fire. Other walls can also be crippled by obtaining a Choice item via Trick. Generally speaking, Gothitelle's lack of good resistances and recovery make him easy to batter around with entry hazards and attacks. Gothitelle can be taken down with continual pressure, and because he is played as a support Pokemon, players often do not need to pack dedicated checks and counters to fend him off.


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Proud to present to you Volume 1 in our Messenger Series [A series of releases showcasing up and coming MC's from around the globe that are projecting a conscious message that radiates with us here at CC]. Volume 1 showcases the intellectual poetry of Danny Watts, a recording artist out of Houston, Texas & a Member of the New Thought Movement.
"These songs were made in a crucial moment in my life. I'm at a transition where I'm becoming more comfortable and accepting of the music I naturally make. These songs are mainly verses and compositions describing intricate details of my life and mind in a way that only I can describe them. Thank you to Addison and the whole Cosmic Compositions community for providing me the outlet to become One with myself. - Danny Watts, NWTHGHTMVMNT "
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Could it be? Is Cardiac the new spider-man?
Just kidding. Wacker is just playing with us, but great interview. I'm surprised to hear how long Dan has had the idea for Dying Wish in his wheelhouse. 700 can't come out soon enough.
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The Unchangeable Spots of Leopards
A Novel
From as early as he can remember, the hopelessly unreliable—yet hopelessly earnest—narrator of this ambitious debut novel has wanted to become a writer.
From the jazz clubs of Manhattan to the villages of Sri Lanka, Kristopher Jansma's irresistible narrator will be inspired and haunted by the success of his greatest friend and rival in writing, the eccentric and brilliantly talented Julian McGann, and endlessly enamored with Julian's enchanting friend, Evelyn, the green-eyed girl who got away. After the trio has a disastrous falling out, desperate to tell the truth in his writing and to figure out who he really is, Jansma's narrator finds himself caught in a never-ending web of lies.
As much a story about a young man and his friends trying to make their way in the world as a profoundly affecting exploration of the nature of truth and storytelling, The Unchangeable Spots of Leopards will appeal to readers of Tom Rachman's The Imperfectionists and Jennifer Egan's Pulitzer Prize–winning A Visit from the Goon Squad with its elegantly constructed exploration of the stories we tell to find out who we really are.
--The New Yorker
"[A] tricky picaresque thick with literary allusion from Fitzgerald to Amis…[A] clever, tightly paced novel of ever-upping stakes."
"Playfully weird...I'd call this book "postmodern," but that makes it sound like it's not as pleasurable to read as it is."—Meg Wolitzer, author of the New York Times bestselling The Interestings on NPR.com
"Though one might recognize bits of Dickens, Fitzgerald or Hemingway, this is simply a good case of stealing from geniuses. It's a breathless work the celebrates the literary tradition, while making a strong case that its author belongs on the shelf beside his forebears."
—Time Out New York (5 Stars)
"Couched in Jansma's wildly recursive funhouse of a novel is a coming-of-age story…filled with clever literary allusions and insider jokes…[T]here's plenty to relish in this noteworthy debut."
—Heller McAlpin for NPR.org
"F. Scott Fitzgerald meets Wes Anderson…[T]he novel strikes a cord on questions of authenticity, love, and ambition, and it reminds us that life is often out of our control, even if we're writing it down."
—The Village Voice
"One of the best books of the year."
—Jeff Glor for CBS Author Talk
"[Jansma is] a writer of extreme promise, who seems to belong to an older generation."
—Electric Literature "Recommended Reading"
"[A] slippery and energetic debut novel…rapid in pace, the language and details tightly controlled…It's tremendous fun, this book."
—San Francisco Journal of Books
"[T]his mind-blowing spiral of a book will also appeal to anyone who enjoys their fiction as playful as it is intriguing."
—Book Reporter
"The Unchangeable Spots of Leopards' intricate narrative game and its carbon-burning escapades add up to a novel that is wise about identity and aspiration, competitive storytelling, romantic obsession and the assertion that 'all these stories are true, only somewhere else.'"
—Shelf Awareness
"Captivating…[A] smart, searching debut about art and identity."
—Library Journal
"[A] canny, seductive, and utterly transfixing tale about the magic of storytelling
and the misery of writing…Like a magician pulling a seemingly endless string of colorful scarves from a hat, Jansma streams stories-within-stories-within-stories, each a diabolically clever homage… Readers will detect riffs on Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Truman Capote, Bob Dylan, Tolstoy, Salinger, Borges, Kipling, and many more…A first novel with the strength and agility of a great cat leaping through rings of fire."
—Booklist (Starred)
—Publishers Weekly
"Absorbing...Jansma [is] a writer to watch."
—Library Journal (2013 Fiction Preview)
"A terrifically fun book that's a little bit Calvino, a little bit Jennifer Egan, and a little bit the inside of every young artist that ever was. Concerned with the nature of storytelling, art, fallacy, and f**king up, and told as only a witty wordsmith can, we're pretty sure it'll be one of your favorites in the new year."
—Flavorwire / Named one of their "50 Up-and-Coming New York Culture Makers to Watch in 2013"
"THE UNCHANGEABLE SPOTS OF LEOPARDS is my new exhibit A for the defense of literary fiction. A great read—a must read. Kristopher Jansma is more than the real-deal. He's made himself, with this book, essential."
—Darin Strauss, author of More Than It Hurts You
"Light and airy, THE UNCHANGEABLE SPOTS OF LEOPARDS is a funhouse of a novel about the outsized ambitions of authors and the sneaky power of storytelling. Kristopher Jansma's debut is a whimsical round-the-world tour that recalls Calvino, Millhauser and The Confidence Man."
—Stewart O'Nan, author of Last Night at the Lobster
"Emblematic of its many delightful complexities, the writer-as-narrator of this exciting debut novel brings to mind both Holden Caufield and Tom Ripley. This is a coming of age novel, albeit not an especially tender one; rather it is infused with wicked satire on the pursuits of wealth, fame and love. As if he were running the literary equivalent of a game of 3-card Monte, Jansma's protagonist artfully charms and deceives his friends and readers as a means to revealing what is true. THE UNCHANGEABLE SPOTS OF LEOPARDS is a remarkably smart novel and it's great fun, too."
—Binnie Kirshenbaum, author of The Scenic Route
"Kristopher Jansma is a brilliant writer of energetic, original, intelligent, skillful and highly imaginative and hysterically funny fiction. Few writers of any age succeed in the chances he took with THE UNCHANGEABLE SPOTS OF LEOPARDS. That he does so with such finesse, ease and maturity is astounding."
—Stephen Dixon, author of What Is All This?
"Lies are as essential to our lives as truth, time, and love. With THE UNCHANGEABLE SPOTS OF LEOPARDS, Kristopher Jansma escorts us through a carnival funhouse of literary mirrors where truth and lies are so delightfully melded that we, like the
characters themselves, don't care to distinguish between them. The result is a dynamic, imaginative adventure featuring a trio of characters that are constantly shifting, yet instantly recognizable, as endearing as they are flawed. But the true leopards of
Jansma's novel may be the deep questions crouching deftly within its pages. I, for one, may never regard my own reflection with quite the same certainty again."
—Kenneth Slawenski, author of J.D. Salinger: A Life
"The brilliance of this novel slays me! With an extravagance of wit and grace, Kristopher Jansma has masterfully composed a chimerical, matroshka doll of a story as gripping as it is inventive, as moving as it is hilarious, populated with fascinating,
singular characters about whom you long to know more and more and more. (Even the extras are drawn in pitch-perfect detail.) It reminded me of so many favorite novels, from David Mitchell's Ghostwritten to Gary Shteyngart's The Russian Debutante's Handbook, and yet it's so deeply original that all comparisons fall out the window. This is the most fresh and exciting novel I've read in ages."
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A skimming device was found on an ATM machine at a Publix in Ormond Beach.
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The Spanish Line Gallery
THE SPANISH Line: Drawings from Ribera to Picasso, an exhibition exploring the rich, intriguing and varied territory of Spanish drawings, is on display at The Courtauld Gallery from October 13, 2011 to January 15, 2012.
The Courtauld Gallery holds one of the most important collections of Spanish drawings outside Spain, totalling approximately 100 works ranging from the 16th to the 20th centuries.
A selection of some 40 of the finest and most representative drawings has been chosen for the exhibition. They include examples by many of Spain's greatest artists, such as Ribera, Murillo, Goya and Picasso….
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Recent Galleries:
- The Years of La Dolce Vita Gallery
- A Dialogue with Nature Gallery
- Vikings: life and legend Gallery
- Giorgio de Chirico: Myth and Mystery Gallery
- Shunga: sex and pleasure in Japanese art
- Daumier (1808 - 1879): Visions of Paris Gallery
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It's called the "national raisin reserve," and this week it's getting all kinds of publicity due to a Washington Post story and video that highlight one farmer, Marvin Horne of California, who told the government to get its hands off his raisins.
According to The Post, this is the result of a Truman-era law that's still on the books; put simply, the idea is that by reducing the amount of raisins farmers can sell, market prices for the produce will stay high.
Horne doesn't agree; his plight has made it all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, which sent the case back to a lower court. The Post wrote, "... Get Horne talking about the national raisin reserve, and the spirit stirs. Suddenly he can't find a metaphor hairy enough to express his contempt. It's robbery. It's socialism. It's communism. It's feudalism. It's . . .
"You have heard of the rape of the Sabine women? This is even worse," Horne said, referencing a legendary mass abduction from Roman mythology. "The rape of the raisin growers."
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Have you gone on a job interview recently and found yourself perplexed by a weird question or two? In today's competitive world, companies are putting you to the test before you even get your foot in the door. Employers want to see your cognitive skills, how you think on your feet, and, in this "sound byte world" we're living in, how you stand out. Shine's Senior Editor Lylah Alphonse talks about the latest trends in (what seem to be) wacky interview questions and how to best approach answering them.
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